I took this picture before I left for work yesterday. As I took it, I thought of the phrase, "Left with the sunrise in my side view mirror..."
This morning I built on that line and ended up writing Only My Breath In Front Of Me.
Only My Breath In Front Of Me
3.24.2018
Left with the sunrise in
My side view mirror
Where I'm going
Is a fuzz
Where I'm leaving
So much clearer
That was this morning
Now sped it up on this open highway
Got no reason to not
Only my breath in front of me
And whatever a future I’ve got
Don’t know what’s to gain
But I’ve nothing left to lose
Already lost everything
Behind this open road I choose
Had it
Lost it
Caught it
Tossed it
What I had
I took for granted
What I’ve lost
I wish I’d planted
In my heart
Held it
Made the most of it
Caught up in it
Knew the cost of it
Or more
The cost of losing it
Unplanted
In my heart
Should have planted it
In my heart
Should have planted it
From the start
I may be moving forward
But am I running away
Or running towards
What is to be
The what that is
What’s right for me
I don’t know
But what I do
I know this much
I do for you
Because you don’t deserve
What’s right for me
You
But you deserve
Better than me
And if I stayed
I could not keep away
So I've left with the sunrise in
My side view mirror
Where I'm going
Still a fuzz
Where I've left
Is so much clearer
I’ve sped up on this open highway
You’re the reason I’ve got
Only my breath in front of me
And whatever future I’ve got
Don’t know what I’ve got to gain
But I’ve nothing left to lose
I’ve already lost everything
Behind this open road I choose
I hope it leads to happiness
At least, that is, for you
And your only chance for happiness
If it doesn't lead back to you
